PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol troopers were called just after 2:40 p.m. Monday to the scene of an accident on U.S. Highway 17 and Butler Drive.
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Troopers said in a briefing that the driver of a red Mercedes was southbound on U.S. Highway 17 when the car crossed over the median and traveled off the roadway into a ditch.
The Mercedes impacted a culvert and overturned several times before coming to a rest. The driver was ejected from the vehicle. Troopers said the 49-year-old man was not wearing a seat belt.
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The driver was transported to a nearby hospital, where doctors said he sustained critical injuries.
